Monthly Archives: April 2015
Jon Snow Depresses Everyone at Seth Meyers’ Dinner Party
Check out this awesome video from Late Night with Seth Meyers that pokes fun at Game of Thrones' dark, dour, Jon Snow.
Here, GOT star Kit Harington plays Snow, in full Night's Watch garb, attending a cordial dinner party hosted by Seth Meyers - trying to make with the polite small talk while totally not bringing up the fact that everyone will soon face a harsh season of everlasting night and frost. It goes okay.
Oh, and spoiler warning? Right?
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Halo Online Modders Making Game Playable for All
Just last week, Microsoft and 343 Industries announced Halo Online, a free-to-play shooter exclusive to PC gamers in Russia. Since then, a team of modders has taken it upon itself to leak the game to the rest of the world.
The group, known as El Dorito, has taken an early build of the game and worked to make it accessible to PC gamers outside of Russia, despite requests from Microsoft to cease such efforts.
"The game was going to be free in the first place," modder Neoshadow42 told TorrentFreak. "The PC audience has been screaming for Halo 3 for years and years, and we saw the chance with this leak. The fact that we could, in theory, bring the game that everyone wants, without the added on stuff that would ruin the game, that’s something we’d be proud of."
Yo-Kai Watch Is Coming to the West
Yo-Kai Watch, the popular Japanese anime, manga and video game franchise, is coming to the West, with Nintendo bringing a localized instalment to 3DS.
The game will be released in the United States, Europe, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. However, release dates for each specific territory have yet to be announced.
For those unfamiliar with the franchise, Yo-Kai Watch centers around a young boy who lives in a world populated by Yo-Kai, mysterious beings that can't be seen by the human eye. The main character has a special watch that allows him to befriend the Yo-Kai and summon them to fight other Yo-Kai.
Rumor: New Apple TV Won’t Feature 4K Support
Apple is reportedly set to unveil a new model in its ongoing line of Apple TV set-top boxes; however, those looking to stream 4K content will likely want to look elsewhere.
According to inside sources that spoke to BuzzFeed, this year's iteration of Apple TV will not feature 4K video streaming. With such a small number of televisions out there that can display 4K video and a limited library of available content, the company apparently opted out of adding support. "4K is great, but it’s still in its infancy," said one source told the outlet.
Additionally, reports started surfacing last month regarding the announcement of a new Apple TV at this year's Word Wide Developers Conference in June.
Did Activision Just Tease Black Ops 3?
Is Activision teasing the next Call of Duty title? A recent update may have the answer.
A YouTuber by the name of Drift0r released a video documenting the update, in which, strange symbols appeared as advertisements within Black Ops 2. After some digging by CharlieIntel.com, it turns out these symbols can be used in SnapChat to add a Call of Duty SnapChat account to the user’s friends list.
@TmarTn @OMGitsAliA @Drift0r On Callofduty's Snapchat! pic.twitter.com/P7cD3ozAa5
The Upcoming Game That Might Be Gorier Than Mortal Kombat
It only takes one look to know a lot has changed from Killing Floor to Killing Floor 2, and it's grown as much beneath the surface as on it.
Still, the first thing you'll notice is how much better it looks. Killing floor wasn't known for its looks, but Killing Floor 2 might be. Thanks to the many damage points on each monster's body, and a neat animation blending system, no two of the thousands of deaths look alike. Enemies stumble about as stray bullets blow out their knee caps, reeling clumsily backwards as shots to their shoulders catch them off balance. Bigger and bigger chunks progressively fly off the face of the larger monsters with subsequent head-shots, cluing you in to how much more punishment they can take. In a subtle way, all these little details keep the relentless slaughter from feeling samey like they usually do in games where the body count is so high.
Classic FM Hall of Fame Includes a Dozen Game Scores
Classic FM's Hall of Fame has been updated and now includes 12 video game scores.
The Hall of Fame list is fan-voted, and contains 300 of listeners' most-loved classical pieces. Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy scores have dropped down two places this year, but are still in the top ten.
The video game entries with their composers are as follows:
- Halo series, Marty O'Donell - #244
- The Last of Us, Gustavo Santaolalla - #193
- StarCraft, Glen Stafford - #163
- Blue Dragon, Nobuo Uematsu - #118
Samsung Has Its Own Version of Bendgate Going On
Samsung has responded to claims that the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge bends just like the iPhone 6.
It all started with SquareTrade. The extended warranty support service for consumers released a video to demonstrate how much pressure the iPhone 6 and the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge can support before the phones break or become unusable.
Now, Samsung has issued a post debunking the test, and calling for a new test.
shows several smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, being bent or broken under high pressure,” reads the post. “In this video, the Galaxy S6 edge was broken under the pressure of 110lbf (50kgf), but there are two things that need to be addressed with regard to the video.”
Augusta Won’t Be In Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
EA has confirmed that its upcoming golf game, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, will not be including the Augusta National Golf Club.
Its license with Augusta National has expired, which also means the game will not include The Masters, one of the four major tournaments on the golfing calendar.
In a tweet from the official EA Sports Golf page, it has been suggested the course may be added as post-launch DLC.
EA's golf franchise took a year hiatus after its partnership with Tiger Woods ended in 2013.
Wyrmwood Director Hungry for Wyrmwood Game
The director of this year's blood-soaked horror comedy Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is pushing for a Wyrmwood game.
In an interview with AusGamers, Kiah Roache-Turner spilled his guts on his desire for a game adaptation of the zombie road movie.
According to the interview, Roache-Turner is in the early stages of making the game a reality, which he envisions as an open-world title.
"We’re actively looking into it
and it’s just about finding the right company to partner up with. We’d love to find a young, hungry company that we can collaborate with. Obviously, it’d be fantastic to get it done properly, so you 3D scan all the actors, and all the actors are up for doing the voices. You could really make a story out of it. The possibilities are fantastic.”